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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License News I KeVlews I •., thecompact ..•••:::.• • Sponsored By IrishIndependent the compact 4 Canteen Re-Opens 5 Vice-President Academic & Student Affairs 6 Mature Students 7 Students Kicked Out 8 Cocaine Story 10 City Channel 12 Fashion 14 CD / DVD Reviews 16 Musicals Editorial. 18 Brendan Benson Welcome to the Halloween edition ofThe Compact 19 Video Analysis and I hope you all like what we have on display for 20 A Tribute to Shane Brennan you this time around. It has been a busy couple of weeks which has included the infamous FRAG 21 Sports Forecast & Cupla trip to Leitrim, the Freshers' Fair in Aungier St., Focal and the 70's Ball on Harcourt St. just last week. Check-out The Compact's Private Eye and see all 22 Columnists the reviews and photos of what really happened at those events. 24 Just Ask Molly 26 Student Entertainment Our main story this edition is probably the cocaine story that begins on page eight of the magazine. 31 Cartoons Cocaine use is a contentious issue these days and after the hounding of super-model Kate Moss last month, I had a chat with an ex-DIT student and Editor - Cormac Cahill Chris Murphy ofthe Drug Awareness Programme Sub-Editor - Eoghan Morrissey (DAP) in Dublin, to have a chat about their experi­ ences with cocaine use among young people in this News Editor - David White country. Sports Editor - Andrew Hussey I hope you will notice that the magazine is slightly Fashion Editors - Lili Forberg & Louise Conlon better-rounded this time around, as there has been a good reaction from students to get involved in the Business Editor - Vacant magazine. I would like to personally thank them all for doing this because without them they would Entertainment Editor - Vacant make my job impossible. Science & Technology - Ziang Zhou However, I still need more people to get involved in Sports Correspondent - Vacant the magazine so it can reach its full potential so if you have any good or bad stories about your time News Correspondent - Vacant here in DIT or want to take some photographs at the next college night out just let me know and I'll Fashion Photography - Lili Forberg take a look at it for you. Music Photography - Ruth Medjber So, enjoy the magazine and let me know what you Freshers Fair Photography - Liza O'Riordan all think. FRAG Trip Photography - Sharon Vogiatzi Cormac Cahill, Editor. Front Cover Photograph - Lili Forberg [email protected] Tel; 087 660 1912. Big Thanks To All Contributors.... Kathy ~asterson, Eoghan MorriBBey, David White, Andrew Hussey, Paddy Reynolds, Maura Fay, Dualta Jones, Louise Conlon, Lili For­ berg, Nlamh Ingoldsby, Declan Cashin, Catherine Glasheen, Sam Whelan, Majella Lavin, Ruth Medjber, Sharon Vogiatzi, Niall Cahill, Liza O'Riordan, John Rainsford, Mark Doherty, Julie Campbell, Matthew Beaney, Ziang Zhou, Maeve McLaughlin, Dino-Abedin Korcaj, Maura Fay, Valerie Farrell and Trevor Seery. (Let me know if I've left anyone out!) the compact 3 Food, Glorious Food ice. We feel as part of a students' union that we are Hungry students in MountjoySq. able to deliver, and we are very orientated towards finally have somewhere to feed service delivery to the students and we want to give their appetites with the return of quality, at affordable prices, to the students". their long-lost canteen. And for those who are watching their waistlines, or who simply have a dislike for lard and want a The canteen, which closed last year due to problems healthy diet, the canteen will have something to within DITSU Trading Ltd, reopened two weeks ago suit you. It is hoped that the canteen will break to the fanfare of hundreds of rumbling stomachs. with the tradition seen in canteens across the city of serving two-day old junk food swimming in The Compact spoke to Maggie Pym, General Man­ grease. "I firmly believe in buying top qUality fresh ager of DITSU Trading Ltd., to find out what's on foods every day and moving away from the fried the menu for students at the new-look canteen. food that people see as canteen standard. I think the Irish palette is much more refined over the last She is hopeful that the students will return to the couple of years", said Ms. Pym. canteen and that it will regain its friendly atmos­ phere, "The basement in Mountjoy Square is really At last, the days ofwandering around the north nice; it is the natural hub in the building and is inner city in search of a decent lunch are over for there to attract people. the students of Mountjoy Sq. DITSU Trading have not forgotten the plight they were faced with last "It also provides a meeting place where students year: "I would be very conscious of the considerable and lecturers can mix, as it's the main common hardship caused to all of the students and faculty space in the building", Ms. Pym continued. through a lack of canteen facilities in Mountjoy Sq. last year, and hopefully this reopening can go some The canteen will provide fresh food every day for its way to building bridges and providing a happy diners, as well as the obligatory tea, coffee and pas­ place for people to enjoy in Mountjoy Sq." tries. After its long absence, DITSU Trading hopes to make it up to Mountjoy's starving students by providing "a good quality, affordable canteen serv- 4 the compact So Far So Good Ihope that you're all enjoying our newmagazine. The whole idea be­ hind this is that we get all the infor­ mation to you on what's happening in the college and what you're interested in. Hi Readers. is without a Rep get into the Student Union and For those of you that let us know so we can don't know me yet, my do something about it. name is Bernadette It's an important job to Farrell and I'm the Vice look out for the inter­ President for Academic ests ofyour class and and Student Affairs and help decide the direction my job means that I look your course is taking on after a lot of the serious Program Committees. side ofthe Union. Every student in DIT is This week we launch a member of the Stu­ the 'Survival Guide'. dents' Union; they are The 'Survival Guide' is a also members of the pocket-sized book with Union of Students in lots ofinformation that Ireland (USI). USI rep­ will be ofuse to you dur­ resents student issues ing your time in college. at a national level. So Join oosu __.-to sICIy In touch wIlh aI oosu It's the kind of thing when we all moan about _&rec and~! ____...., _disc.....-1 ... that you need to keep how the capitation fee 'just in case'. The infor­ has gone up again, or mation contained in its the local county council pages has been taken has once again been late from a lot of very repu­ with your grant money, table sources and put your USI Reps try and together in one handy, do something about it easy to read book. by moaning to the Min­ ister of Education etc. Grab a copy from the So make sure you get stands or from the Stu­ value for money and use dent Union and keep it the services provided. somewhere handy. Then Ifyou're not sure what the next time you have we do, then log onto the a problem with your website at www.ditsu. landlord, your course, ie for more info. You can your exams refer to your get more info on USI at helpful 'Survival Guide' www.usLie first, but remember you can always contact us Remember college is personally about any meant to be fun; it's query you have. your job to make the most of it! For the last number of weeks we have been in See ya 'round, the process of recruit­ ing Class Reps. It's a big Bernadette job and we've had lots of interest this year. As always there are some classes where we still BJ/f{,reann...... have to recruit some _....a:L'. I ...... Class Reps. Ifyour class Study at the University ofLife Gavin explains his reasons for just gone back there in Septem­ The number ofmature coming back to education. "I was ber and they were working or on students returning to thinking long-term. My girlfriend the dole and 1 told them to think had a degree and 1 was thinking about the long term and not the education has multi­ 'what will 1 have?' so 1 took the short term," says Gavin. plied over the last ten decision to get a good qualifica­ tion and a good job," he says. Kevin also agrees that those who years. Here in DIT there return to college will be support­ is a proud tradition of Kevin also realised the long-term ed all the way, "Don't hesitate; practicality of going back to col­ your peers will support you, your helping and assisting lege: "I always knew that it was loved ones will support you and it mature students as the the sensible long-term choice.